Attachment for telephones



Feb. 21, 1933.

s. NEITERMAN 1,898,681 ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES Filed Jan. 2,- 1932Patented Feb. 21, 1933 were!) STATES SAMUH- NEITERMAN, 0F ROXBURY,MASSACHUSETTS ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONE Application filed January 2,1932. Serial No. 584,856.

My invention aims to provide improvements in index, calendar andmemorandum pad attachments for telephones.

In the drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my inventionFigure 1 is a front elevation view of a telephone set and my improvedattachment detachably secured to the telephone set;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the detachable members of theattaching means of my improved device; and I Fig. 4 is an enlargedsection taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 to illustrate the fact that thesocket portion surrounds the projection of the telephone device.

Referring now to the specific embodiment of my invention as illustratedby the drawing, I have shown a'novel', simple and relatively inexpensiveattachment which is par ticularly, though not exclusively, adapted foruse with that. type of telephone set which includes a standard 1supporting a cradle 2 and a combined transmitting and receivinginstrument 3 normally supported in the eradle 2, as best illustrated inFigure llhe cradle 2 has two sets of spaced projections 4: (Figs. 1 and2) which afiord convenient.

means for supporting my improved telephone attachment.

The particular attachment illustrated comprises a record member 5 whichmay be a piece of cardboard or the like and a pair of attaching members6 formed from metal in any convenient manner and having portions ofsubstantial length secured to the member 5 by rivets 7 or other suitablefastening elements. At the lower end of each of the members 6 T haveprovided a socket 8 which is adapted to fit over one of the projections4. of the cradle, as best illustrated in Fig. 2. These socket members 8are substantially as long as the projections 4 to give as much rigidityas possible to the attachment. These socket members are substantiallytubular in form (Fig. 4) and are open at the bottom, thereby permittingthem to be'slipped over the projections 4 and surround them asillustrated.

The record member 5 may take the form of a calendar, a multi-leaf index,or a memorandum pad, which is conveniently positioned in such a mannerthat it is located at one side of the cradle 2 and projects above theentire telephone assembly. My improved device is easily and quicklyattached and detached and adds a finishing touch to the telephoneassembly. It is desirable to form the attaching means 6 in such a mannerthat the record member 5 has its lower edge spaced laterall from thatportion of the instrument- (Fig. 2 which lies in the cradle 2 to providea space sufiicient to admit the-fingers of the operator during removaland replacement of 55 the instrument 3.

.While I have shown a particular attaching member 6 (Fig. 3) for use insup orting the record member 5 and for quicl detachable engagement withthe projection 4, it should be understood that any other suitable meansmay be substituted therefor and that the means of attachment to thecradle may vary as to construction and manner of attachment.

My invention is particularly useful because it is readily adapted to beattached to and detached from any existing telephone set of the typealready described and without change in the telephone set. Furthermore,the record member 5 (whatever it may be) is easily accessible both as toview and for the purpose of inscription.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited thereby, because the scope of myinvention is best defined by the following claims.

1 claim:

1. A device for attachment to a telephone instrument of the classdescribed which comprises a member having a substantially tubularportion open at its lower end and constructed to make substantiallyrigid engagement with a projection of the telephone instrument, aprolongation ofa wall of said socket portion and a utility deviceattached to said prolongation.

2. The combination with a telephone set having a telephone instrumentand a cradlelike upport for the instrument, the cradlelike supporthaving u wardly extending projections between whic the instrument isreceived and an attachment comprising a ready reference member andattaching means, the attaching means liavin a substantiall tubularportion open att e lower end an detachably receiving one of saidprojections and enga ing all sides thereof said attaching means ing alsoconstructed to support said reference member in a position out of thenormal path of movement of the said instrument.

3. The combination with a telephone set having a telephone instrumentand a-cradle-' like support for the instrument, the cradlelike supporthaving upwardly extending projections between WhlCh the instrument isreceived and an attachment comprising a record member and attachingmeans secured to the record member, said attaching means providing two saced socket portions detachably engage with two projections of thecradle at one side of the telephone instrument thereby to support therecord member in a visible position above said cradle-like supportwithout interfering with'the removal or replacement of the telephoneinstrument. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to thisspecification.

- SAMUEL NEITERMAN.

